Mortuary refrigerator



v. A. DE CAM. IVIORTUARY REFIIIGI'HAI'OR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3| l9I9. 1,329,510. Patented Feb. 3,1920.

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VICTOR A. DE CANIO, 0F UNION HILL, NW JERSEY.

MORTUARY REFRIGERATOR.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led June 3, 1919. Serial No. 301,567.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR A. DE CANIo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Union Hill, in the'county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mortuary Refrigerators, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a refrigerator apparatus for the purpose of readily handling and manipulating large objects, such as the bodies of human beings and for enabling them to be inserted intoor taken out of the refrigerator.

An apparatus of this kind is useful in connection with a variety of purposes, and more particularly in treating cases of sunburn, in which the patient is thrust into a refrigerator to lower his temperature, and for morgues or hospitals to prevent the bodies of dead persons from decomposing.

Structures of this kind have been previously proposed, and are shown in my former Patent No. 972,755 but the present structure has advantages in that it is much less bulky, saves a great deal of metal in its construction, and can be more readily taken apart, cleaned and manipulated.

Other objects of my invention will be disclosed in the following description and drawings which illustrate a preferred ernbodiment thereof.

Figure 1 is a sectional view of my apparatus partially in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2k2 of Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 1 inl section.

Fig. 4 is a detail plan view, partially in section, showing the means for supporting and guiding the sliding carriage for the partially tray.

Fig. 5 is a detail elevation partially in section, showing the same details as illustrated in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a detail elevation, partially in section, showing the construction of the sliding carriage which supports the tray.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the object to be kept at a low temperature is laid upon tray 1 having rails 17, which rest upon pipe rollers 7 pivoted on axles 8 to the channel irons 6 of the sliding carriage which supports the tray. Because of this conl bers 14 struction the tray can be slid to and fro upon the pipe rollers 7 of its carriage or support, and-can be entirely removed therefrom if desired for cleaning or other purposes.

The carriage embodies a frame work having longitudinal channel irons 6 and cross bars 5 connected to them and pivoted channel irons 11 and 12 which are adapted to suitably contact with resilient buffers 16, Whose ends are made of rubber or similar suitable material, and which are arranged at diagonally opposite corners of the frame 9 of the refrigerator. These pivoted channel iron stops 11 and 12, which are pivoted near their tops as at the point 31, prevent the carriage from being slid oli' the frame of the refrigerator, although they always permit the free revolution of the adjacent rollers 7, which coperate with them in stopping,r the movement of the carriage. However, if desiredl the stops 11 or 12 can be swung upwardly before they approach the buffers 16, in which case the carriage can be entirely removed from the refrigerator for cleaning or for any other purpose desired. These stops 11 and 12 are pivoted above the level of pipe 7, and near this level.

As shown in Fig. 1, the refrigerator is closed at both ends by doors 10 and the carriage can be slid out in either direction from the refrigerator by suitably removing the proper door l10.

Each end of the carriage is provided with a loop-shaped handle 2, having a hookshaped tongue 4, and pivoted at 3 to its cross bar 5. These loop-shaped handles 2 are so mounted that gravity normally forces the tongues 4 downwardly so as to normally engage fianges 18 secured to the frame of the refrigerator and to prevent the carriage from being withdrawn from the refrigerator, except by suitable manipulation on the part of the operator, when this is desired. In this manner, when the carriage is moved out on the right-hand side of therefrigerator as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, andis then moved back into place, the tongue 4 of the loop-shaped member 2 at the left end of the carriage engages with its flange 18 and causes the carriage to remain in the correct position. The frame of the refrigerator embodies a series of pocket-like memwhich are riveted to the sides of the Patented Feb. 3, 1920. i

frame. These pocket members .14 have slotted iide portions 30, having slots 21, in which t e axles 20 of rollers 15 are mounted so that the rollers 15 can not onl revolve freely but can also move to and ro. The channel irons of theframe may be similarly slotted to support rollers 15.

The channel iron rails 6 of the carriage are mounted so as tomest on these rollers 15 which enables a free sliding movement of the carriage. For the sake of showin the details` clearly, the channel irons 6 are s iown in some of the figures, as Fig. 3 for exam le, as slightly spaced from the rollers 15, ut in actual Yuse they rest upon these rollers.

The carriage is also provided wlth upwardly bent guides 40 which serve to guide the sliding movement of the tray upon this carriage.

The operation of this device is as followszrll`he refrigerator is located so as to enable access to it at either end.` If it is desired to place an object into the refrigerator, one of the doors 10 is opened, the operatork seizes the adjacent handle 2, and revolves it so as to release the tongue 4 from the adjacent flange 1S. He can then easily slidethe carriage out of the refrigerator, each channel iron 6 being guided by the rollers 15, which revolve freely, and also moved forward in their slots 21, to enable this to be readily accomplished.

The carriage is slid out until the adjacent stop, either 11 or 12, comes into contact with its buffer 16. The tray can then be slid out, being guided by the channel iron guides e0, and the object can then' be placed upon the tra The tray is then slid backward until it ully rests upon its carriage and the carriage 1s then pushed back into the refriger-l ator until the handle 2 at the end opposite to the operator, comes into engagement with its flange 18, by means of its hook-shaped tongue 4.

If desired, the entire apparatus can be very readily removed from the refrigerator for any desired urpose.

While I have lllustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is clear that numerous variations could be made without departing from its spirit, and I do notwish to e limited to the details herein disclosed.

I claim: 1. In a refrigerator apparatus, the combination of a refrigerator having a frame, rollers mounted in the said frame so asto have both a rolling and longitudinal movement, a sliding carriage mounted on the said rollers so as to produce a rolling and longitudinal movement `of said rollers when the said carriage is slid, and a tray slidably mounted on the said carriage.

2. Ina refrigerator apparatus, the combination of a frame having longitudinal members provided with pocket-like members having longitudinal slots, rollers having their axles mounted inthe said slots so as to have both a rolling and a longitudinal movement, a sliding carriage having longitudinal channel' irons adapted to rest upon the said rollers, and a tray slidably mounted upon the said sliding carriage.

3. In a refrigerator apparatus, the combination of a refrigerator' having a. frame, a

buffer located at the end of the said frame, and a sliding carriage having a movable stop secured thereto, so as to coperate with the said buffer and prevent the said sliding carriage from being removed from the said frame, the said stop 'being capable of being so moved as to permit the carriage to be slid clear oii' the said frame, and a tray slid* ably mounted on the said carriage.

4. In a refrigerator apparatus, the combination of a refrigerator having a frame and a slidable carriage, the said carriage being provided with pipes revolubly mounted, the said frame having a buer at its end, a stop pivoted to the said carriage at a point above and adjacent the level of one of said pipes, so that when the said carriage is prulled for? Ward the said stop eoperates with one of said pipes and the said buffer to prevent the removal of the carriage from the said frame, the said stopbeing capable of being turned upwardly so as to no longer coperate with the said buffer and the said roller, and a tray slidably mounted on the said carriage.

5. In a refrigerator apparatus the combination of a refrigerator having a frame and provided with doors at opposite ends thereof, the said frame having anges at the said opposite ends thereof, a sliding carriage slidably mounted in the said frame and having pivoted handles at the opposite ends thereof, the ends of the said handles nearest each other being hook-shaped and being normally urged by gravity to assume a position in which each tends to engage with the respective flange at the nearest end of the said frame, the said pivoted handles being capable of being tilted so as to enable them to pass over the said flanges without engagement therein, and a tray slidably mounted on the said carriage.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

VICTOR A. DE CANIO. 

